Based in San Francisco, Taylor and Chu is a product design consultancy with experience in projects for clients both national and international. Working with the client, our designers develop products that successfully address the needs of the end user. Taylor and Chu offers full industrial design, product design and engineering capabilities to companies ranging from start-ups to major corporations.

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RDM

EC9000i Scanner

RDMís new EC9000i high speed small batch scanners are designed to eliminate the clutter and inefficiencies of larger check scanners and multiple payment devices. It easily fits on the desktop or countertop, combining functionality and performance in a small, efficient footprint.

The Bio-Rad Trans-Blot Turbo system is the next innovation in protein transfer. The Trans-Blot Turbo system reduces transfer protocols for gels to as little as 3 minutes while maintaining high efficiency, high throughput, and the flexibility to run turbo or traditional semi-dry protocols. It has dual cassettes that run independently, handling an entire lab's blotting requirements. It has a compact footprint with a comfortable, built-in handle at the top of the instrument.

The Eliminator GamePad Pro and the Eliminator Aftershock are ergonomically based designs. The priority was to move away from disparate forms of geometry and create smooth flowing forms that were comfortable to hold for long periods of game play. In addition, all control features we're placed and designed with ergonomics placed at the fore. With these 2 designs, Gravis was the first to introduce to the market ergonomically based designed game controllers.

The new MT-2100 Series is designed for Mobile POS, Warehouse Logistics, Inventory Control, Item Location, Price Look-Up and a variety of other POS/POI applications. With a double injection plastic and rubber enclosure, the MT-2100 is designed to withstand high usage in harsh environments. The device is well balanced for use with either a hand strap or pistol grip.

These cell phones for Mitsubishi are explorations in shape, function and material. They all share a baseline of technology: touch screen, home button and camera. From there each individual phone has uniques characteristics. One has a modular system allowing for specific functionality, another has a proximity sensor for price comparisons, and a third has a leather flip cover protection while maintaining functionality. A fourth has a large LCD with a configurable interface, allowing the user to customize the GUI experience.

The ACS is designed for consistent, effective delivery of high intensity focused ultrasound energy. It features an intuitive user interface, single-button control of ablation cycles, and convenient storage and recall of procedural and system information. The LCD display is hinged for multiple angles of use. The cabinet has a large accessible handle and along with 4 lockable swivel casters making it easily positioned within tight surgical room environments.

The TC20 cell counter is an extremely compact, stand-alone instrument that does not require a computer to operate. With its small footprint, the TC20 counter conveniently fits any laboratory setting with limited benchspace. Its fast setup and intuitive operation let you quickly and easily start counting cells.

The C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler is the flagship instrument of the 1000-series thermal cycling platform, offering unmatched performance for fast, reliable results and a state-of-the-art interface with new ways to optimize protocols and monitor runs. It offers a large color touch screen display and intuitive graphical programming. For ease of user interaction, each lid has a large, accessible handle and easy-to-use, ergonomic lock knobs.

The DesigNet partners were contracted by Hamilton Beach to design a series of products for the GE brand, with distribution exclusive to Wal-Mart. Taylor and Chu's contributions to the eleven product program included the design of an iron, a hand mixer with storage case, electric knife and a large contact grill. The designs were conscious of the importance of visual integration throughout the product lines utilizing a coherent yet flexible design language.